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  Beinecke Library - Michell-Jolliffe • 35830

  1685-1688

  THE / True pattern of Constancy: / OR, / The Loyal Lovers Joys Compleated. / When Young-men find their Love's unkind, / they then impatient grow, / But when their Grief do's find Relief, / it Expiates …

  To an Excellent New Tune: Or, Farewell the Flower of false deceit, &c.

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  British Library - Luttrell Ballads • 36567

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  THE / ULTIMUM VALE, / OR, / Last Farewell / Of THOMAS Earle of Strafford.

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  Magdalene College - Pepys • 21813

  1685-1688

  THE / Well-Approved DOCTOR: / OR, / An Infallible Cure for CUCKOLDS. / It did appear from far and near, / they travel'd not in vain, / For they were sure to have their Cure, / when they to London came …

  To the Tune of, The Two English Travellers.

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  Magdalene College - Pepys • 21769

  1664-1703 ?

  THE / Westminster Wedding: / Or, Trick for Trick. / When Rogues and Whores together meet, / 'tis pitty they should parted be, / But taste the bitter with the sweet, / which still attends such Company.

  Tune is, The Winchester Wedding.

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  National Library of Scotland - Crawford • 33432

  1688-1709 ?

  THE / Woody Queresters: / OR, / The BIRDS HARMONY. / When Birds could speak, & Women they / Had neither good nor bad to say, / The pretty Birds then fill'd with pain, / Did to each other thus complain …

  To the Tune of, The Bird=catcher's Delight, &c.

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  Magdalene College - Pepys • 21301

  1695

  THE / Young Damsels Lamentation: / OR, THEIR / Dreadful Outcry against the late Punching, / WHICH / Has crack'd above four hundred and fifty West-country Maiden-heads.

  To the Tune of, The Scotch Hay-makers.

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  Magdalene College - Pepys • 22058

  1689

  THE / Young Mans Resolution / To call to CUPID to send his Arrows to his best / BELOVED.

  To the Tune of, When Kings are called to give Account what their Expences be.

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  Magdalene College - Pepys • 21114

  1678-1680

  The Amorous Petitioner, / This Maiden she in great distress to Cupid made her moan, / And said her life was comfortless while thus she liv'd alone.

  Tune of, Cloris, full of harmless thought, Young Phaon, Busie Fame, or the Lanthorn Horns grow dimm.

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  Houghton Library - Huth EBB65H • 35101

  1685-1688 ?

  The bad Husbands Reformation, / OR, / The Ale-Wives daily Deceit. / If thou in Folly thus proceed, / what e're you Earn to spend; / When thou art in the greatest need, / one Groat they will not lend.

  To the Tune of, My Life and my Death; Or, The poor mans Counsellour.

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  British Library - Collection of 225 Ballads • 37703

  1672-1696 ?

  The bad Husbands Reformation, / OR, / The Ale-Wives daily Deceit. / If thou in Folly thus proceed, / what e're you Earn to spend; / When thou art in the greatest need, / one Groat they will not lend.

  To the Tune of, My Life and my Death; Or, The poor mans Counsellour.

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